Judges 18:11:1Judg.18.11.W1TAB
וַיִּסְע֤וּ
vayiseu
“and they set out”
- Transliteration
- va-yis-E-u
- Extended
- vah-yihs-EH-oo
- IPA
- /vaj.jisˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and they set out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
va-yis-E-u
- phraseyour reading level
va-yis-E-u mi-SHAM
- clause
va-yis-E-u mi-SHAM mi-mi-she-pa-KHAT ha-da-NI mi-tsa-re-A u-me-esh-ta-OL
- sentence
va-yis-E-u mi-SHAM mi-mi-she-pa-KHAT ha-da-NI mi-tsa-re-A u-me-esh-ta-OL SHESH-me-OT ISH kha-GUR ke-LEI mil-kha-MA
Exegesis
The narrative begins with the vav-consecutive verb vayis’u {וַיִּסְע֤וּ | wayyissa’u} ‘and they set out,’ which propels the story forward.
In context — Judges 18:11
And they set out from there, from the clan of the Danite , from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men armed with gear .
About this coordinate
Judges 18:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Judges 18:11, so the Hebrew word וַיִּסְע֤וּ (vayiseu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.18.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.11.W1.S1) and character.